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From: duc@mport.UUCP (Richard Ducoty)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: What about a Microport System V/386 3.0.1e --> 3.2.2 Upgrade?
Message-ID: <7@mport.UUCP>
Date: 29 Oct 90 23:51:06 GMT
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jtc@van-bc.wimsey.bc.ca (J.T. Conklin) writes:

>In article <6@mport.UUCP> duc@mport.UUCP (Richard Ducoty) writes:
>>The Runtime trade-in discount is 25%.  The Complete System trade-in discount
>>is 40%.  We must receive the original system diskettes and a letter certiying
>>that the original system installation has been removed from the hard drive and
>>all backup copies destroyed before we can ship the new release at the dis-
>>counted price.

>Requiring a letter certifying that the existing operating system _will
>be_ removed upon installation of 4.0 would be more appropriate.  Many
>businesses can not afford the luxury of shutting their computer system
>down for the time necessary for the new release to be delivered.
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Speaking for myself, I'ld say that Microport isn't going to hire a private
investigator to check up on these installations during the switch.  We
wouldn't want to bring anybodys business to a grinding halt.  Again,
these are my thoughts and opinions. 


Richard Ducoty
Microport Inc.
duc@mport.com
root@mport.com